president bush's paintings? have you seen them? >> i have one. i have one of the original first 43s. he painted my wife and our dogs. and it's -- he's pretty good. i called him when barney died and he painted a picture of barney, which i thought was really, you know, clearly from the heart. >> clearly, already aware of the future value of these works on canvas, the former president signs all of his paintings with a 43, paging christie's. for more on this, let's turn to jerry saltz, senior art critic for "new york" magazine. jerry, a pleasure to have you on this most important topic. >> great to be here. >> but let's talk about it. you actually have written on the subject of bush and his artistic sensibilities and seem to be somewhat of a supporter or a fan or someone that thinks there's maybe something perhaps deeper going on there. tell us about that. >> well, art shocks you. your own tastes can surprise you. for eight years, i looked at george bush. i did not vote for him. and he sort of gave me the heebie-jee